Key Lime Cake Mrs Strider's Cake Recipes From A To Z "K"

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons grated key lime zest

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup key lime juice



Cream together the butter or margarine and 3/4 cup sugar

Beat until light and fluffy

Separate the eggs

Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, and add the key lime zest

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add these dry ingredients to the egg butter mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup key lime juice

Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the batter

Pour batter into a well greased 10 inch Bundt pan Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), or until cake tests done

Cool cake for 10 minutes in pan, and then invert onto cooling rack

Key Lime Glaze

Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup key lime juice

Simmer over medium low heat until a light syrup forms; this should take approximately 5 minutes

Use glaze immediately. Pour over still warm cake

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